Everton Magazine - December 2017-18

In this issue

We welcome the new boss to Everton in this month’s magazine.

Sam Allardyce took charge of the Football Club last month and we feature his first Everton column in this Christmas edition.

We also speak to Sammy Lee and Craig Shakespeare, who are an integral part of the revamped coaching staff.

Evertonians like nothing better than to see one of their own come through the ranks to play for the first team. When I was a kid I recall the likes of Ronny Goodlass, George Telfer, Mark Higgins and many more besides making the transition from the A and B teams through to the reserves and then the first team.

So we all shared the pride of SEVEN young boys playing some part in the UEFA Europa League victory in Cyprus earlier this month – and feature all of them in this edition.

In this month’s magazine we hear from Morgan Feeney, who tells us about the logistics of juggling his Season Ticket in the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End with the requirements of being a professional footballer!

We also sit down with Roger Kenyon, who tells us all about the centre-forwards he relished opposing and some of the superstars he marked during his time in the North American Soccer League.

Look out, too, for features with cover star – and another Evertonian – local boy Jonjoe Kenny, Yannick Bolasie and Gylfi Sigurdsson – plus some fascinating insight from Ladies goalkeeper Lizzie Durack and her fascinating journey to the Club.

Enjoy this month’s Everton magazine and have yourself a Merry Christmas…

Our Will To Succeed Will Be My Way Forward

Sam Allardyce relives his first weeks as Everton manager, revealing why he chose to accept the opportunity, his thoughts on the options in his playing squad, the work being done off the pitch – plus the encouraging outcome of the 229th Merseyside derby

8 mins

Bringing The Right Chemistry

Soon after Sam Allardyce was confirmed as the new manager of Everton Football Club, his most trusted lieutenants followed him through the door at USM Finch Farm. In assistant manager Sammy Lee and first-team coach Craig Shakespeare, the Toffees boss has added two of the most highly-regarded coaches in football to his backroom team. Everton magazine sat down with the duo to discover how they will use their collective knowledge to boost the Blues

9 mins

Scouse Success Story

Born and raised close to Goodison Park, Jonjoe Kenny says he’s “living the dream” to be playing for Everton. And, as the latest talent to come from Merseyside, the 20-year-old defender knows the key to the city’s production line of talent

8 mins

Academy Success Continues

Everton’s proud list of Academy graduates expanded again recently, with several names added to the ever-growing board at USM Finch Farm.

4 mins

Bolasie Is Back!

Yannick Bolasie revealed he was “overwhelmed” and felt “good to smell the grass again” after playing competitive football for the first time in more than a year in Everton’s Under-23s’ defeat at Leicester City recently.

2 mins

Changing Track

“To be honest, I didn’t really get much sleep after the match. It was an amazing night that I will remember for the rest of my career… it was really, really special.”

5 mins

Unsworth's Pride After Winning Coaching Accolade

David Unsworth paid tribute to “everyone at Everton” after winning the prestigious Talent Development Coach of the Year prize at the 2017 UK Coaching Awards.

2 mins

It's The Values That Sets Everton Apart

Keith Southern left Everton in 2002 after five years as a midfielder in the Blues’ Academy. Fifteen years later – following a successful career in the Football League with memorable spells at Blackpool and Huddersfield Town – he is now back at the Club working as a part-time Academy Coach and has been pleased to discover certain things have remained exactly how they were…

6 mins

Durack's A Smart Choice For Ladies

“I never thought I was Harvard-smart - I don’t think even now I am Harvard-smart!” Everton Ladies goalkeeper Lizzie Durack is being modest. A Bachelor Arts degree in economics, with a minor in neurobiology, from one of the world’s finest educational institutes suggests she is a little smarter than she admits.

4 mins

Royle "Will Always Be An Evertonian"

Everton Giant leaves role as Professional Development Coordinator at the Club

3 mins

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